Travel Physical Therapy Assistant – Home Health

aah; Oak Brook (IL); On-site; USD 37,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant to join our home care physical therapy team in Illinois. The role emphasizes restorative care, patient education, and collaboration with supervising therapists to achieve optimal outcomes.

The position requires you to travel within assigned territories, provide compliant documentation, and support discharge planning while maintaining AHHS standards and patient safety throughout treatment sessions.

Qualifications

• Two years of clinical experience or equivalent through clinical affiliation.
• Illinois PTA license or eligibility to obtain license.
• Ability to perform patient transfers and lift up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains restorative relationship with patients throughout care continuum.
• Adapts plan of care per supervising therapist and communicates needs for reassessment.
• Delivers care aligned with AHHS standards and documents to support reimbursement.
• Promotes patient/family knowledge and safe self-care and infection control practices.
• Works with care team to coordinate discharge planning and follow-up.

Skills

Strong communication

Documentation skills

Scheduling system

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Illinois PTA license

Tools

Computer-based scheduling and documentation system

Job description

Advocate Health is seeking a licensed Physical Therapist Assistant to join our home care physical therapy team in Illinois. The role emphasizes restorative care, patient education, and collaboration with supervising therapists to achieve optimal outcomes.

The position requires you to travel within assigned territories, provide compliant documentation, and support discharge planning while maintaining AHHS standards and patient safety throughout treatment sessions.